The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) said Wednesday that the country’s economy grew by 6.4 percent year on year in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, up from a revised 6.2 percent in the same period last year. Addressing a press briefing in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, Government Statistician Alhassan IddrisuContinue Reading
Ghana’s consumer inflation rate rose to 3.7 percent year on year in May from 3.4 percent in April, the Ghana Statistical Service said Wednesday. The increase marked the second uptick in inflation in the past 16 months, following a prolonged downward trend since December 2024, when inflation stood atContinue Reading
Ghana’s economy grew 7.7 percent in February, marking a year-on-year increase of 3.8 percentage points, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) said Wednesday. Addressing a press briefing on the monthly growth rate in Accra, the capital of Ghana, Government Statistician Alhassan Iddrisu said the industry sector mainly drove the growth. “DuringContinue Reading
Ghana’s consumer inflation rate increased marginally to 3.4 percent year on year in April 2026, marking a 0.2 percentage point increase over the 3.2 percent recorded in March, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) said on Wednesday. The increase in April represented the first increase in inflation over the pastContinue Reading
The Ghana Statistical Service released a report on Thursday indicating that at least one in three Ghanaian households is at risk of food insecurity. The Mobile Vulnerability Analysis Mapping Survey – Food Insecurity Vulnerability report on Ghana finds an emerging trend: households with limited education, weak market access, andContinue Reading
Ghana’s economy grew 7.5 percent in January 2026, 0.7 percentage points lower than the same period in 2025, the Ghana Statistical Service said on Wednesday. Addressing a press briefing on the monthly growth rate in Accra, the capital of Ghana, Government Statistician Alhassan Iddrisu said the services sector mainlyContinue Reading
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) on Wednesday announced the 15th straight month of declining inflation in March, recording a one percentage point reduction to 3.2 percent compared with the 3.3 percent a month earlier. Government Statistician Alhassan Iddrisu said the declining inflation followed the pattern of previous months, driven byContinue Reading
